Academic burnout is particularly prevalent among college students.
These students who suffer from academic burnout not only fall into certain negative
emotions, but also perform badly in academic courses, which sometimes leads to
skipping classes and dropping out of school. However, the effective and efficient
intervention methods remains uncertain in college set. This study adopts case study as
a research method and the author provides counseling in the framework of solution-
focused brief therapy. After 8 sessions, Academic Burnout Scale shows that the degree
of academic burnout of the client falls below the critical value and the diurnal cortisol
slope also indicated that client is more adapted to stress than before. This study proves
that the physical and psychological changes caused by counseling are consistent,
the study not only proves that SFBT is an effective intervention method to address
academic burnout, but also introduces salivary cortisol as a valuable physiological
indicator.